Business news live from singapore. Investors cheered the results of the first round of voting in the french elections. And singapore is aiming to be the first smart nation ever. But is it learning fast enough to keep up with the competition . Good morning, asia and hello, world. This is monday and thank you for joining us. We start off with the french elections and voters have indeed spoken. From 11 president ial candidates, the pro european candidates, the pro european candidate emmanual macron will be facing far right Marine Le Pen in a run off election on may seven. The winner will lead the second largest economy in europe and one of the seven largest in the world. Lets have a look at the Currency Board and the eurojumps to a have a look at the Currency Board and the euro jumps to a five month high against the us dollar following the election result. A relief rally for the euro. There were worries that if Marine Le Pen won the presidency outright that would spur funds to leave the e
Are returning to the town. Today, im talking about the Housing Market, as new Research Says average asking prices are at a record high. But as sales fall, ill be looking at what is going on. In sport, sanchez shines for arsenal. His winner in extra time sees them book their place in the fa cup final after victory over Manchester City. And this is st davids in south west wales. Well be live there later as the search for the next Uk City Of Culture heats up. And carol has the weather. Good morning. Good morning. A taste of winter in the forecast this week with some snow, especially in the north and north east. There will be some sunshine. It is not until the second part of the weekend the weekend that it will warm up. And i will have more details on 50 minutes. Thank you, carol. 15. Good morning. First, our main story. French voters have rejected the two traditional ruling parties, with their candidates being knocked out in the first round of the president ial election. Instead, the pro
Strips the person of their personality. And as ukip call for a ban on full face veils one woman who wears a niqab tells us it will lead to a rise in attacks on muslim women. Hello. Welcome to the programme, throughout the programme, the latest Breaking News and developing stories and as always, really keen to hear from you. A little later, well be talking about scoliosis. If you were watching britains got talent on saturday night, you will have seenjulie, the dancer in the middle, talking about her curvature of the spine. That is what scoliosis is. As a result of discussing that on prime time telly on a saturday night, people are learning about it sometimes for the first time. If youre affected by scolosis, do get in touch this morning use the Hashtag Victoria Live. If you text, you will be charged at the Standard Network rate. Our top story today. Voters in france have chosen the two candidates who will go through to the final round of the president ial election in two weeks time. The